Having dealt with the ongoing Coyotes saga since Jerry Moyes declared bankruptcy in 2009 (after all, he asked the City for a management fee that would really cover team losses, didn’t he?) I have collected all kinds of information on arena management fees. In fact what I have to share with you may be considered downright boring. So, if you have trouble sleeping at night this could be your cure.
The Phoenix Coyotes announced today a new ticket package called the GOALden Ticket. The GOALden Ticket allows fans to purchase one of two ticket packages to attend anywhere from one to 10 of the Coyotes final 2012-13 regular season home games in lower level seats (regularly priced at $75) at Jobing.com Arena. The package will go on sale to the public on Monday, February 18.
By purchasing the first ticket package for $100, a fan will receive five (5) goals on their GOALden Ticket. Beginning on March 9 versus the Dallas Stars, fans will be able to see up to 10 Coyotes home games until the team gives up five (5) goals at Jobing.com Arena. Once that happens, the GOALden Ticket is void.
The second ticket package provides the fan with 25 goals on their GOALden Ticket for the price of $250. Beginning on March 9 versus the Dallas Stars, fans will have an opportunity to attend up to 10 Coyotes home games until the team gives up 25 goals at Jobing.com Arena. Once this occurs, the GOALden Ticket is void.
As a bonus, if the Coyotes should record a shutout during any of the final 10 regular season home games from March 9 to April 26, during which their GOALden ticket is still valid, purchasers of the GOALden Ticket package will receive a free additional ticket to the Coyotes Fan Appreciation Night on April 26 versus the Colorado Avalanche. This offer if only valid for one Coyotes shutout during this time period.
The Phoenix Coyotes announced today a new ticket package called the GOALden Ticket. The GOALden Ticket allows fans to purchase one of two ticket packages to attend anywhere from one to 10 of the Coyotes final 2012-13 regular season home games in lower level seats (regularly priced at $75) at Jobing.com Arena. The package will go on sale to the public on Monday, February 18.
By purchasing the first ticket package for $100, a fan will receive five (5) goals on their GOALden Ticket. Beginning on March 9 versus the Dallas Stars, fans will be able to see up to 10 Coyotes home games until the team gives up five (5) goals at Jobing.com Arena. Once that happens, the GOALden Ticket is void.
The second ticket package provides the fan with 25 goals on their GOALden Ticket for the price of $250. Beginning on March 9 versus the Dallas Stars, fans will have an opportunity to attend up to 10 Coyotes home games until the team gives up 25 goals at Jobing.com Arena. Once this occurs, the GOALden Ticket is void.
As a bonus, if the Coyotes should record a shutout during any of the final 10 regular season home games from March 9 to April 26, during which their GOALden ticket is still valid, purchasers of the GOALden Ticket package will receive a free additional ticket to the Coyotes Fan Appreciation Night on April 26 versus the Colorado Avalanche. This offer if only valid for one Coyotes shutout during this time period.
Weiers had called a special meeting to discuss the performance of Tindall, who legally guided the city during its rise as a sports destination and during years of negotiations to keep the Phoenix Coyotes hockey team.
Weiers said he asked Tindall to resign a day earlier, citing a need to move in a different, more business-friendly, direction.
I'd take it as they are going to add up the dollars and decide the fate of the Coyotes on that basis rather then letting emotions rule.
Do you think emotions were ruling previously? I can't figure out what it was, it seemed like there was a genuine belief among Clark et al. that keeping the Yotes was a good fiscal move, but it didn't seem to have much substance behind it. I find it hard to see emotions ruling in a place where people aren't emotional about the team. I'd say stubbornness or the desire to keep some political promises were a major driving force in a lot of the decisions.
I believe Clark sincerely thinks Westgate will die without the Coyotes, and therefore are worth saving. I also think she got a bit star-struck, and wanted her legacy to include saving the Coyotes.
The Coyotes are averaging 13,142 fans per game, according to attendance reports from ESPN. They rank 29th in the league, ahead of the New York Islanders.
Compared to the first 10 home games last season, paid tickets for this season are up 30 percent, Nealy said.
The Coyotes define their attendance as tickets sold and complimentary tickets, which are free tickets distributed by the team. In the past, complimentary tickets would range from 3,000 to 5,000 per game, Nealy said, but this season they’ve usually been only a couple hundred and definitely less than 1,000.
The season-ticket base is also the largest since 1999, Nealy said, and the renewal rate is 90 percent — the highest in franchise history.
“Our average ticket price paid is up,” Nealy said. “We didn’t raise prices, but people are either buying more expensive tickets or not doing as much discounting so it’s good both on the volume and the pricing.”
The spike in interest also seems to have translated to the TV audience.
According to Fox Sports Arizona, 45,065 people on average watched the first 10 games on the network, a 150 percent increase over last year’s average.
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The Glendale City Council scheduled performance reviews for two of its top employees, acting city manager Horatio Skeete and city clerk Pamela Hanna, for Tuesday.
The closed-door session comes a week after another top employee, City Attorney Craig Tindall, offered a verbal resignation during a similar closed-door executive session last week. He has yet to submit a resignation letter.
The move underscores a deepening divide among Glendale’s seven City Council members.
I know it;s pretty tinfoil hat thinking, but when a team owned by the league can increase their attendance by not allowing many goals over a period of time, you would hope that officials don't have any lines to read between...I know that wouldn't actually happen, but the fact that it even crossed my mind demonstrates how bush league it is for the NHL to own and operate this team for so long.
